Orange (color Wheel) (#FF7F00)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.53:1 — vs black: 8.29:1

Color values

HEX #FF7F00
RGB rgb(255, 127, 0)
HSL hsl(29, 100%, 100%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 50.2, 100, 0 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Neon (200) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Background (190)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #FF7F00 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Orange (color Wheel)
#FF7F00 Base

#0080FF

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Orange (color Wheel)
#FF7F00 Base

Red
#FF0000

Yellow
#FFFF00

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Orange (color Wheel)
#FF7F00 Base

Spring Green
#00FF7F

Violet (color Wheel)
#7F00FF

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Orange (color Wheel)
#FF7F00 Base

Cyan
#00FFFF

Blue
#0000FF

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Orange (color Wheel)
#FF7F00 Base

Green
#00FF00

#0080FF

Magenta
#FF00FF

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Orange (color Wheel)
#FF7F00 Base

#663300

#B35900

#D66B00

#FF9329

#FFA54D

Peach-orange
#FFCC99

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Orange (color Wheel), generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #1A0D00

— #472400

— #753A00

— #A35100

— #D16800

Orange (color Wheel) #FF7F00 Base

— #FF962E

— #FFAD5C

— #FFC48A

— #FFDBB8

— #FFF2E6

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #FF7F00. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #FF7F00;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #FF7F00;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #FF7F00;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #FF7F00,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #FF7F00,
        #FFFFFF
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$orange-(color-wheel): #FF7F00;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$orange-(color-wheel)-r: 255;
$orange-(color-wheel)-g: 127;
$orange-(color-wheel)-b: 0;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $orange-(color-wheel);
    color: rgba($orange-(color-wheel)-r, $orange-(color-wheel)-g, $orange-(color-wheel)-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Orange (color Wheel) appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #FF7F00 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #B1B100 Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #94940C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #FF7777 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #A3A3A3 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Orange (color Wheel) ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Orange (color Wheel) #FF7F00 Base

Amber (SAE/ECE) #FF7E00 ΔE 0.31

University Of Tennessee Orange #F77F00 ΔE 1.59

Safety Orange #FF7800 ΔE 2.15

Princeton Orange #F58025 ΔE 2.53

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.